Key Facts

• Fauci wrote in his diary that President Trump’s behavior was "bizarre" and that he "should be impeached" during the January 2019 government shutdown.
• Senator Rand Paul released these diary entries as part of a broader probe into Fauci's government tenure.
• The diary entries reveal Fauci’s negative opinions of Trump before and after he took office.
• Fauci described Trump as "unpresidential" and his team as "scrupulous" in their agency budget cuts.
• These documents add to previously released pandemic-era diaries where Fauci privately called Trump "an idiot" and "a true embarrassment."
• The diary collection spans before and during the Trump administration, filling gaps in previously available records.
• The Senate Homeland Security Committee led by Rand Paul is investigating Fauci’s conduct, with some tensions along party lines.
• Fauci has not publicly commented yet on the release but holds a university medical position.